State Governor Roy Cooper (NC)
Recent News About State Governor Roy Cooper (NC)
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Governor Cooper Urges Final Preparations Before Idalia’s Impacts are Felt
Governor Roy Cooper on August 30, 2023 urged North Carolinians to finish final storm preparations and stay alert and aware as Idalia passes though the state on August 30, 2023 and on August 31, 2023.
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Governor Cooper to Veto Election Bill that Makes it Harder to Vote and for Votes to Count
Governor Roy Cooper said he will veto Senate Bill 747, the dangerous election bill that makes it harder for people, especially young people, college students away from home and people of color to vote and for their votes to count.
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Governor Cooper Highlights Urgent Need to Start Medicaid Expansion at Yadkin County Roundtable
Since June 1, at least 18,000 people have lost health care coverage who likely would have been able to keep it under Medicaid Expansion
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Karen L. Smith and L.T. Ward Honored with 2023 North Carolina Rural Leadership Award
Dr. Karen L. Smith and L.T. Ward have received the 2023 Larry Wooten Rural Leadership Award, presented by Governor Roy Cooper and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler at an Aug. 9 reception at the North Carolina Executive Mansion.
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Governor Cooper Signs State Disaster Declaration for the Town of Dortches Affected by EF-3 Tornado
On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for the Town of Dortches in Nash County that suffered damages from an EF-3 tornado on July 19.
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Governor Cooper Announces CommScope to Add 250 New Jobs in $60 Million Investment for Fiber-Optic Cable Manufacturing Operations in Catawba County
CommScope [NASDAQ: COMM], a global telecommunications leader, plans to add 250 new jobs with a $60.3 million investment to expand its fiber-optic cable manufacturing operations in Catawba County, Governor Roy Cooper announced on July 25, 2023.
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Governor Cooper Signs Two Bills, Vetoes One Bill and Lets One Bill Become Law
On July 21, 2023 Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law
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Governor Cooper Lets One Bill Become Law
On July 13, Governor Roy Cooper let the following bill become law without his signature:
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Governor Cooper Announces Major Rail Industry Firm Will Move Headquarters to Charlotte
TTX will invest $14.5 million and create 150 jobs in Mecklenburg County
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For Second Year in a Row, CNBC Names North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business
CNBC has named North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business in 2023 for the second year in a row.
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Governor Cooper Announces Honda Aircraft Company Will Create 280 Jobs in Major Greensboro Investment
Maker of HondaJet will invest $55.7 million in Guilford County
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Governor Cooper Signs Eleven Bills into Law
On July 10, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
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Reports Raise Serious Questions About Potential Misconduct and Criminal Activity in Unaccountable Voucher Program Poised to Receive Billions from Dangerous Republican Plans
Over the past few weeks, Governor Roy Cooper has continued to sound the alarm on dangerous Republican plans that would gut funding for public education and expand private school vouchers so anyone – even a millionaire – can get taxpayer money for their children’s private school tuition.
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Governor Cooper Signs Eleven Bills, Vetoes Two Bills and Lets Two Bills Become Law
On July 7, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
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Education Leaders in 35+ School Districts Continue to Speak Out Against Extreme Republican Plans to Dismantle Public Education
Bipartisan Calls from Public Education Leaders Across the State Urge Legislators to Invest in Public Schools, Stop Unaccountable Voucher Expansion
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North Carolina Values Coalition Executive Director on governor's veto of Women's Sport Act: 'I’m not the one who has to go to sleep tonight with this on my conscience.'
Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, took to Twitter Wednesday to express her disappointment in North Carolina Gov. Cooper for vetoing the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act".
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Governor Cooper Visits Ashe Developmental Day School to Highlight Urgent Need to Invest in Early Childhood Education
On July 6, Governor Roy Cooper toured Ashe Developmental Day School in Ashe County to highlight the need to invest in child care and early childhood education.
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NC Awards Nearly $80 Million to Give More North Carolinians High-Speed Internet Access, Gov. Cooper Announces
Across North Carolina, 25,825 households and 862 businesses in 33 counties will get high-speed internet thanks to nearly $80 million in additional Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) grants, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
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Sawyer: 'Gov. Cooper has no interest in supporting and protecting female athletes'
North Carolina state Sen. Vickie Sawyer, R-37th, believes Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to veto the Fairness in Women's Sports Act shows he supports biological men competing against female athletes.
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Governor Cooper Vetoes Three Bills
On July 5, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bills: